Americans are spending more money on faster internet speeds on the promise of faster load times and higher quality streaming, but is it really worth it?  Recent tests by the WSJ show that a typical household doesn’t use most of their bandwidth while streaming and only get marginal gains from upgrading your speed.  Shalini Ramachandran, reporter for the WSJ joins us for why upgrading your bandwidth might not be the best choice.

Next, after so many recent mass shootings, the business of everyday ballistic gear is booming. Companies are selling bulletproof backpacks, clipboards, and more.  The key demographic for these products are parents with kids.  But how effective are these products in protecting your kids from gunfire?  Abha Bhattarai, national retail reporter for the Washington Post, joins us for more.

Finally, Facebook is making good on its promise to let you see all of the info they have collected about you from other websites.  The new tool called, Off-Facebook Activity, will let you see what they know about you from your browsing history and give you the option of clearing it, but not deleting it completely. Ryan Mac, senior tech reporter at BuzzFeed News, joins us for what this new tool is all about.

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